November 2017

Regional Western Australia will miss out on funding from the latest round of the Federal Government Mobile Black Spot Program, a move that has been criticised by industry and the State Government. Of the 106 available locations nation-wide, only seven were appointed for Western Australia. Of this number, one location is in the regions, while the remaining six are located within the urban fringe. WAFarmers Policy Executive Officer Grady Powell said the move by the

Following an Animal Welfare Review Stakeholder Deliberation hosted by the Minister for Agriculture and Food last week which involved discussions about amendments to the Animal Welfare Act 2002, WAFarmers reminds the public that animal health, welfare and wellbeing remains the number one priority for livestock producers. Attended by WAFarmers President Tony York and Livestock Section President David Slade, the workshop comprised of representatives including the agricultural livestock industry, processors, the RSPCA, the live export industry,

Celebrations of all things agriculture are taking place across Australia today as part of the first National Agriculture and Related Industries Day (AgDay). The brainchild of Mrs Gina Rinehart from Hancock Prospecting, AgDay is being supported by the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. WAFarmers President Tony York said it was a great way to instill pride in the farming sector and other related industries. “The importance of

Farmers across Western Australia are furious. With harvest mostly underway across the state and farmers using larger-than-ever agricultural vehicles to remove their crops from the paddock, it has come to farmers’ attention that changes have been made to regulations relating to the movement of agricultural vehicles. WAFarmers Senior Vice President Lyn Slade said the organisation had taken many calls in recent days from concerned farmers regarding these changes, with most anxious to know whether they

WAFarmers was among those recognised at the 2017 Rural Media Association of WA Awards on Friday, with the organisation being highly commended in the Best Communications Campaign category. Acknowledged for its work on a comprehensive WA State Election Campaign, the organisation was thrilled with the accolade. 2017 marks the second year in a row that WAFarmers was highly commended in this category, having won the category in 2015. WAFarmers also sponsored the Best New Entrant

The results are in from the Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) director elections, with WAFarmers congratulating Mr Don Macdonald, Ms Colette Garnsey and Mr James Morgan on their appointments. WAFarmers Livestock Section Vice President Steve McGuire said the Board now needed to show good governance and strong leadership, in the wake of recent controversial activities. “With the appointment of these directors, it is expected that industry will see improved accountability and transparency in operations and procedures

WAFarmers has commended Minister for Agriculture Alannah MacTiernan in the progression of allocating all funds for the Western Australian wild dog action plan. The Minister’s foresight in recognising the importance of repairing the State Barrier Fence and providing 60 per cent of the funds required for building the Esperance extension should be praised, as it was not progressed by the previous government.  WAFarmers Livestock Wild Dog representative and Esperance Biosecurity Association Chairman, Scott Pickering, has